Opinion

I’m a conservative without a conversion story. Plenty of others have such a tale — they read a certain book, had a certain teacher, or somehow became disenchanted with their previous, left-leaning views. If the […]

King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Perhaps it’s hard to imagine applying that portion of scripture to the newspaper […]

We honor our veterans today — for the freedoms they’ve ensured; for the protection they have and continue to provide; for the call they so bravely answer; for their willingness to offer their own life […]

The Sampson Community College Board of Trustees and its presidential subcommittee has narrowed its candidate search to three individuals. As with every other search, the road has been long and the job a daunting one. […]

The North Carolina Department of State Treasurer (DST) touches the lives of one in ten North Carolinians every month. We manage the 26th largest pool of money in the world valued at over $110 billion. […]

If you are involved in politics and public policy in North Carolina, I have some unwelcome news: lots of North Carolinians are dissatisfied with the quality of our political discourse and leadership. In a recent […]

North Carolinians would experience large gains in after-tax income under the tax-reform bill released last week in Washington, according to an initial analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. Its model projects that the greater incentives […]

We, as a community, have experienced tragic losses recently, heart-wrenching tragedies that have taken the lives of far too many, and way, way too soon. The deaths of Andrew Warren, Meredith Nordin and Ricky Armwood […]